Letter: Look inward, tea party

Posted: August 20, 2012 - 3:02pm

The tea party in Texas screams “It’s unconstitutional!” every time something happens they don’t like. However, they need to give some thought to the following.

Since they are adamant states’ rights advocates and want to secede from the union when something doesn’t suit them and since they have made Texas their major home, they need to read the Texas Constitution. They need to suck it up and understand the Texas Constitution requires the state to establish and make suitable provisions for the support and maintenance of an efficient system of free public schools because a “general diffusion of knowledge” is “essential to the preservation of the liberties and rights of the people.” It does not call for privatization so that only the rich can be educated and it says the state, not local taxes, should “establish and maintain.”

For once, tea party, step back, read and try to understand what is truly unconstitutional.

And, while I know this won’t be printed, shame on the “Globe-Republican” for being so biased in backing the tea party.